RORY MCILROY IS back in action this week at the HSBC Champions in Shanghai, his first regular tournament since winning a whopping $11.5 million at the FedEx Cup finale.
You’d be forgiven for thinking that a man of McIlroy’s wealth might not even notice a sum like that landing in his bank account — but his caddie JP Fitzgerald certainly did.
Fitzgerald, who has been caddying for McIlroy since 2008, netted a little over $1 million as his generous cut of the prize money.
“I knew it was there when JP, my caddie gave me a text and said thanks,” McIlroy told reporters in Shanghai when asked if he’d received the prize.
“I think his words were, “A tsunami just hit my bank account, so thank you very much.”
“JP got a nice percentage of that so I knew at that point it was already there.”
– An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Fitzgerald had been McIlroy’s caddie since 1998. He has been his caddie since 2008.
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4 and 1/2 games, already qualified. Record breaking and relentless. The forerunners of Irish rugby for the last decade and showing no sign of slowing down
Ye Leinster are pretty good
Leinster are just so bloody good. They’re halfway to a bonus point against the premiership leaders after seven minutes! Incredible team
That’s the ticket. Push on and show a ruthless side for the second half. 1/4 final spot with 2games in hand at the moment. Pure Blue class.
Will they ever give contepomi a chair to sit on?
Quality start to the game from Leinster. Few teams can live with them when they turn on the power.
What’s with all the booing though!!
@Eddie Hekenui: it was against the ref for allowing the second Northampton try because it looked like blatant obstruction to me. Some idiots were booing when biggar came off which was not cool. The problem with these games is you get a lot of people out for a Christmas do, mouldy drunk and with no actual interest in the game.
Leinster are barely out of third gear and Northampton make them look like world beaters. Competition rugby standards is poor this year. Shocking from Saints. Tom Wood a shadow of himself.
When did BO’D get the Union Jack tattooed on his butt? Seems to have forsaken his blue eyes for red white and blue?
He who pays the piper?
@Sean Malone: damned if he do damned if he don’t.